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HAS FUTBOL STADYUMU
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Victor Santos made the kick off which started today's match. Italy's Flavio Vittori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Santos in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Victor Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Vittori saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Flavio Vittori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lupe Bower in the 29th minute of the match. Mert Günok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaccheo Andolina, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siricio Liotta in the 37th minute of play forced Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's goalkeeper Mert Günok to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's Mert Günok played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Porziano Marchitelli in the 41st minute of play. A collision led to Futbol Sevenler Kulübü getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Han Yang Xi hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zaccheo Andolina to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's goalkeeper Mert Günok had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sigfrido Auletta. Stefan Limanowski made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Italy's Siricio Liotta. Italy's Siricio Liotta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Stefan Limanowski, made in the 56th minute of the game. Porziano Marchitelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Porziano Marchitelli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Gianpaolo Mascari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpected shot in the 74th minute by Siricio Liotta got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 82 minutes into the match, Italy's goal looked a bit too open when Lupe Bower came free, but Flavio Vittori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Italy made a substitution. Sansone Vanella replaced Gianpaolo Mascari. Italy's Adriano Curto was substituted for Zaccheo Andolina. In the 87th minute, Iwo Pawlik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mert Günok acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 88th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Siricio Liotta. A collision led to Italy getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Guiscardo Davide hit a great ball. After 93 played minutes Adriano Curto rounded Futbol Sevenler Kulübü's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. The Italy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Italy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.